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A couple of weeks ago someone--Lisa, probably--asked if Houston could make a run at the '62 Mets record, and I just assumed it wasn't possible because they had to played something like .200 baseball and no one is that bad. But damned if Houston isn't making a run at it. Since July 1, they are 4-31. 4-31! That's a .114 winning percentage. Less than 19 wins over the course of a full season. They haven't won consecutive games since June 26-27. Maybe they have a puncher's chance at 121 after all.

The Nats did their absolute damndest in this series to drop 3 out of 4 and fall behind and the Astros just...would...not...let them. If they weren't making hilarious errors, they were giving up giant home runs to pitchers. It was quite impressive.

Unrelated to the game, but related to the conversation about the craptastic DC media... Here's a tweet from a host on the flagship station. On one hand, I don't like the persecuted fan angle. On the other hand, boasting about that?

I was driving home from work the other day and tuned in LaVar and Dukes, and I swear, Dukes spent like ten to fifteen minutes talking about beer and microbreweries.

It's not persecution, it's reality: with a handful of notable exceptions, the local sports media would rather talk about stuff like food, beer, and Hollywood celebrities than the Nats. Most of them just simply don't give a flying crap about baseball.

Johnson sat Harper down Thursday because of a mental error Bryce made Wednesday, throwing the ball to third to try to get the final out rather than throw it to second, where the trail runner ended up. Had the next guy posted a base hit to the outfield, the Nats lose because of Harper's decision.

I haven't heard anything about Bryce complaining about it, so I suppose he took it with minimal rancor. It's part of the learning experience, after all.

Deep down inside, I'll bet even Harper knew that a day to cool off couldn't hurt, the way things have been going for him lately. Especially after spending an unpleasant evening being sodomized by Angel Hernandez.

Johnson sat Harper down Thursday because of a mental error Bryce made Wednesday, throwing the ball to third to try to get the final out rather than throw it to second, where the trail runner ended up. Had the next guy posted a base hit to the outfield, the Nats lose because of Harper's decision.

I haven't heard anything about Bryce complaining about it, so I suppose he took it with minimal rancor. It's part of the learning experience, after all.

there is no way i can be convinced that morse's homer traveled only 434' - that ball hit the 3rd sign up and would have gone over the citgo sign if it was still thre instead of those grotesque signs. looks like a 60 year old hooker wearing a bikini

and yep, we're reachin for the sewer. we gonna beat the mets we surely are. we're down to 1 major league player on the team and we just can't lose. i mean, can't win